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Fashionary Hand - A Fashion Illustration Blog

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We share our obsession about fashion illustrations to the world. We feature inspiring fashion illustrators; demonstrate fashion drawing tips and share sketching resources & ideas. This blog is from Fashionary, the best selling fashion sketchbook of all...

FASHIONARY 10thAnniversary limited PVC bag

The 10th anniversary is a time to celebrate where we come from, but it’s also to celebrate how we’ve changed. Every single item we released from the very beginning will be found on the bag. Shop over US$ 50.00 at www.fashionary.org now to get the Limited Fashionary 10th Anniversary bag for free & enjoy free shipping at the same time!

FASHIONARY PORTFOLIO SKETCHBOOKS

The Ultimate Tool for Fashion Design and Portfolio-making

2018 marks our 10thanniversary and in celebration, we are especially delighted to present our special 10thanniversary edition Fashionary Portfolio Sketchbooks with refreshing New Template, New Lineup, and New Bleed-proof paper!

From quick sketches to polished portfolios, the Fashionary Portfolio Series Womens & Mens sketchbook allows fashion designers to develop their collections more efficiently and professionally than ever before!

Using Fashionary’s signature 20%+80% formula, each sketchbook is divided into 20% extensive fashion information and 80% blended figure templates, in new standing figure poses. The format allows for fast references to technical outfit information, as well as quick sketching and portfolio-making. The bleed proof paper makes using markers and watercolors problem-free.

The A4-sized Portfolio Sketchbook Series is available now at www.fashionary.org, along with worldwide bookshops and retail stores. It is available in both womenswear and menswear versions with retail price USD 29.90.

Introducing The Lives of 50 Fashion Legends

This visual book walks you through the stories of the world's greatest designers, across the decades. Explore each legend's life choices, learn how they adapted to trends and adversities, and discover how the fashion industry has changed over the years.

Filled with pages of the timeline and fascinating graphic symbols that put the fashion designers on the fashion world stage. Fun volume shares appraisals of 50 most important fashion designers with their iconic status!

It’s available now at www.fashionary.org with retail price USD 23.90.

Yazbukey X Fashionary Woofwoof Notebook for New Year 2018!

Fashionary collaborates with Paris-based accessory and jewelry label Yazbukey for a limited edition run of Pop Art style Fashionary notebook with Yazbukey’s dog Monroe as the main character for the Chinese New Year. Yazbukey X Fashionary limited New Year notebook for the year of the dog is available exclusively at Yazbukey.com. 

We Wish you all have a happy dog year 2018!

It’s not a traditional fashion business book!

The Fashion Business Manual is the world’s first visual manual for fashion business. It covers business topics including branding, production, marketing and retailing in an easy to read, visual format. Unlike traditional business books which emphasize philosophy and theory, this book focuses on the practical business skill set needed to survive in the fashion world.

Who is it designed for?

Fashion Designers

While fashion designers can be incredibility talented, they often lack the business skills to make it in the fashion world. Usually visually driven, many have never touched a business book which significantly hurts the success rate of their company. This highly-visual manual is here to change that!

Fashion Entrepreneurs

From creating branding to selling to customers, there is plenty to consider when running a fashion company. This manual aims to serve as your very own mentor, reducing the mistakes you make along the way. It’s also the perfect tool for improving your skills across a range of business areas.

People in the Fashion Industry

Fashion is business. Whether you’re the head designer or a sales assistant, a 360° understanding of industry can help you tackle issues faced in your day-to-day role. The extra knowledge can give you the upper hand, and maybe even a career boost, too.  

Everyone

Anyone interested in fashion or looking to get their foot in the industry’s door will benefit from reading this book. By presenting a balanced overview of business insight and know-how, it’ll help prepare you for your first steps into the fashion world.

Preorder offer

Pre-order The Business Fashion Manual through Fashionary.org and receive the book in its first ever batch. Shipping date is scheduled on 20th Jan 2018. Official retail price will be USD 39.90.

Fashion Business Manual early bird pricing:

1 copy: USD 37.90 (5% off) USD 39.90

2 copies: USD 74.20 (7% off) USD 79.80

5 copies: USD 179.50 (10% off) USD 199.50

10 copies: USD 339.00 (15% off) USD 399.00

Fashionary Purewhite Sketchbook 

Absolute Minimal Purewhite cover design brings Peace, Pleasure and Elegance.

A purewhite fabric cover with a white elastic band runs along the side, and a white bookmark ribbon waits among ivory pages. It contains 20% intensive fashion information plus 80% preprinted women’s figure templates, which the designers can sketch out their outfits without thinking about the figure’s proportion. The pure white sketchbook is a perfect gift for fashionistas and fashion designers!

The sketchbook is available now from retailers worldwide and Fashionary.org, with price USD 25.90.

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Laura Laine shares the Creative Progress of Fashionary Iconic Bags Postcard Book

F: Hi Laura, can you tell us the stories behind your illustrations of the Iconic Bags Postcard Book?

L: I wanted to create a story for each image that would be inspired by the look and feeling of each bag. I wanted the girls to have a strong interaction with the bags and not just embellish them, rather for the illustrations to play with the unique characteristics of each bag.

F: We would like to know more about the process of creating your illustration. How does it work?

L: I draw with pencils, colored pencils and markers on paper. I started with very rough idea sketches for each bag before drawing a proper sketch. I wanted to make sure that they would work nicely as a series as well as individual illustrations. This last sketch I developed then into the finished work. It takes a few days to go from the idea to the final illustration, depending a bit on the amount of detail.

F: What is the most challenging part of this project?

L: Doing justice to each bag design while making the illustrations work smoothly as a series. 

F: What do you love most about fashion illustration?

L: Fashion for my work is both an endless supply for ideas as well as it can work as a challenge to existing ideas. It’s always been a huge source of inspiration for me. In general, what I love about fashion illustration is that it’s not total fantasy, but the element of fashion usually ties it to some extent to the real world.

F: Who and what inspires you most?

L: Besides fashion I’m inspired by a lot of things; people I meet, art, movies, music, etc. Many times I might not be so conscious about being inspired by something until I see it in my finished work.

(F: Fashionary L: Laura Laine)

Iconic Bags Postcard Book collaborated with Laura Laine

A special collaboration project with world’s top fashion illustrator Laura Laine, the Fashionary Iconic Bags Postcard Book feature 16 of the world’s most sought-after and legendary bags in fashion history. Printed on detachable postcards, the iconic bags are brought to life with Laine’s beautifully whimsical illustrations, making this a must-have collectable set for bag-lovers.

  Laura’s Surreal Inspiration World

An artistic girl solving a puzzle on a Fendi Baguette bag; An energetic girl swinging on Chloé’s drew bag chain; A cow-girl riding on Loewe’s leather Puzzle bag; An elegant girl arranging flowers in the Lady Dior… all inspirations came from art director and illustrator Laura Laine and there are a total of 16 beautiful stories waiting for you to discover in Iconic Bags Postcard set by Fashionary.

Legendary Bags History You Must Know

There is a legendary history behind every iconic bag. A short description behind each postcard traces back the original design concept and includes fun facts of the bags… for example the Hermès Kelly got its name when Grace Kelly was spotted using it to shield her baby bump from the paparazzi; Louis Vuitton’s Alma bag was named after the Alma Bridge, a flyover that connects two Parisian neighbourhoods.

AVAILABLE NOW

The Iconic Bag Postcards Book is now available at http://www.fashionary.org/ and selected bookstores and retailers worldwide with USD12.90.

How to draw 30 shoes with Fashionary Shoe Sketchbook

Super shoe templates for sketching ANY shoes!!!! 1 Template, Endless Possibility!

A sketchbook Tailor-made for Footwear designers!

Expanding the Fashionary concept from womenswear to footwear, the shoe sketchbook includes the essential shoe information followed by 300 templates for quick sketching.The preprinted shoe templates are in 3 different heel heights (flat, 3 inches, 6 inches) in proportioned foot silhouettes and are barely visible for instant footwear sketching and notes jotting. It’s the perfect tool for developing your shoe collection!

Fashionary Illustration Workshop X Dalian Timesquare

Fashionary collaborated with Dalian Timesquare to hold the 1st fashion illustration workshop in China on 11th March, 2017. Fashion Illustrator Vikki Yau demonstrated how to illustrate Celine SS2017 black dress and Fendi Resort SS2017 one-piece in red and white check with Fashionary templates and watercolor tools. Everyone is enjoying the beautiful and relax drawing Saturday!